Tell the new Fisheries Minister not to issue permits for Site C!

First of all, thank you so much to all of you who have sent letters and made phone calls and/or visits to your MP’s to make sure they are aware of Site C dam and the many issues of concern about it. We are thrilled with your fantastic support on this action!

The recent and unexpected resignation of the federal minister of fisheries and oceans, Hunter Tootoo has provided us with the perfect opportunity to make sure we inform interim minister, Dominic LeBlanc about Site C.

Let’s capitalize on this opportunity at the federal level!

Now’s the perfect time to take advantage of this unexpected turn of events and ensure that Dominic LeBlanc understands why his department should not issue any further permits required for construction of Site C!

There are a number of outstanding federal permits required from the federal Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans required for construction to continue. Delaying these permits would allow First Nations’ court challenges to be heard. It would also provide time for the re-examination of critical outstanding issues regarding project costs, energy demand forecasts and numerous environmental concerns before the BC government spends more of our money destroying the Peace Valley.

Send your email to dominic.leblanc@parl.gc.ca and tell him about the impacts and lack of need for this project. (Feel free to reference our backgrounder here.) Let’s make sure that he doesn’t approve any more permits and understands that a project with immitigable and irreparable impacts of this magnitude deserves more scrutiny by the new Liberal government. It is NOT acceptable to keep shrugging all the responsibility onto the previous Conservative government and/or British Columbia!

More campaign updates:

11th Annual Paddle for the Peace: You’re invited! Join us and hundreds, if not thousands of others on the Peace River this summer, Saturday, July 9th. This is an amazing and unique opportunity to experience the ‘Mighty Peace’ firsthand with hundreds of allies. More information can be found on the Paddle website: www.PaddleforthePeace.ca or on the Facebook event page here.

Need a ride or looking to share watercraft at the Paddle? Hook up with others on the Paddle Ride Share Facebook page here or contact sitecevents@gmail.com to coordinate arrangements.

Site C – Keep the Peace Event in Courtenay: Thursday, June 9th, 7 p.m. If you eat, you need to care about protecting BC’s precious agricultural land from Site C! Join Sierra Club’s Ana Simeon and Ben Parfitt, award winning investigative journalist and resource policy analyst for an evening of inspiration and education on Site C dam. Event hosted by Sierra Club BC, Kairos and Comox United Church Outreach Committee. Presentation will be held at Comox United Church, 250 Beach Dr. Comox. Facebook event page here.

Learn more about Site C at the grand finale of the Wild Salmon Caravan in Vancouver: Saturday, June 11th hosted by First Nations working together to preserve indigenous food sovereignty. Facebook event page here.

As you can see, our campaign is bigger and stronger every day! Thank you so much for all you are doing to keep the campaign alive and together we will Keep the Peace!

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One Response to “Tell the new Fisheries Minister not to issue permits for Site C!”

Site C Dam would be an economic/environmental disaster of devastating proportions, which is why I’ve featured this topic in various articles (on http://planetsedge.blogspot.com) – & I’m tweeting this right now! So if you’re a fellow Tweeter please check it out & spread the word @ http://twitter.com/planetsedge